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Wednesday, 2 August 2017

Wednesday Afternoon At The British Championships

Alex Richardson drew his 5th round match in the Championship and is now on 2/5.

Simon Edwards won his 5th round match in the Major Open and now sits in joint 4th place on 3.5/5. Colin Davison drew his match and is now on 2/5, while Jacob Boswell won and is on 2.5/5.

In the 3rd round of the U140 Championship Mike Lee and Sam Parry were drawn against each other, with Mike coming out on top. He is now on 1.5/3, while Sam remains on 0.5/3. Julian Hawthorne drew to go on to 1/3 and Malcolm Roberts lost to stay on 0.5/3.

Finally, in the U100 Championship, Joe Hirst is in joint 4th place with 2.5/3 after drawing his 3rd round match. Les Hall drew as well and is now on 1.5/3.

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